With a twin-turbo 3.6 litre flat six-cylinder engine producing 620 hp - 90 hp more than the old GT2 - it will accelerate from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.5 seconds, while 200 km/h (124 mph) is reached in under ten seconds. Top speed is 330 km/h (205 mph).
Those performance figures are helped by a weight reduction of 70 kg for the RS versus the standard GT2. In pursuit of lightness, various components such as the bonnet, front and rear spoiler lips and bucket seats are now made of carbon fibre.
To handle the additional power the springs, PASM (Porsche Adaptive Suspension Management), anti-roll bars and PSM (Porsche Stability Management) have been specially set-up for the RS. Stopping is taken care of by composite ceramic brakes.
And all those driver aids should be very useful, because the GT2 RS is rear-wheel drive only. Nevertheless, for those with the talent to tame it, it is an exceptionally quick car which Porsche claims will lap the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in only 7 minutes 18 seconds.
Anyone wanting a 911 GT2 RS will have to be quick though, as production is limited to 500 examples. Deliveries will start in Europe from September 2010, with the USA following from October 2010.
Price in the UK is £164,107.
